Does this only apply for *NIX paths?
file://C:/file.f
file:///var/file.f
Opened a file in browser and I see file:///K:/file...., same on windows. But <a href="file://myfile">link</a> does not work either. Maybe it works on *nix based system but not on windows paths?
This
<a href="file://C:/test.log">test</a>
Gives
domain.tld/clicks/track?url=file%3A%2F%2FC%3A%2Ftest.log&post_id=1103&topic_id=345 ERR_UNSAFE_REDIRECT